Soldiers practice rifle firing and run through obstacle courses during their training in the United States.

Location:
United States USA Date:1944Duration:4 min 48 secSound:Yes

A training film in the United States depicts training of soldiers in the army. An officer instructing the soldiers about map reading. The soldiers sitting around him. The soldiers lined up. An officer inspects them. The soldiers practicing with rifles under camouflage. Physical training of the soldiers. They run through obstacle courses holding rifles and other weapons. The soldiers lying in prone positions fire rifles. Smoke rises from the firing. A board outside a building reads: 'Post Exchange'. Two soldiers standing outside the building and talking. The soldiers inside a building having drinks and hamburgers. Other soldiers seated on the ground and talking. The soldiers in a recreation hall, others watching movie in a theater and some dancing inside a hall with women. Exterior of a church. The soldiers entering the church. A board reads: 'Library Chaplain's Office'. A soldier talking to a chaplain. Interior of a Red Cross building. A soldier talking to an officer. Men and women inside a club. They dance and enjoy. Two of the soldiers discuss about army jobs. Soldiers digging foxholes in a field. (World War II period).